Shelter and the Citizens Advice Bureau in Wales have previously warned that legislation on retaliatory evictions would increase rents and do little to tackle illegal activity by criminal landlords…
Evictions Legislation will do little to tackle criminal landlords says Shelter Wales Read More »
On 25th & 26th February 2015, the Landlord & Letting show returns to London Barbican and the RLA will be out in full force. A slightly different set-up this year sees some seminars replaced with ‘husking’ style round-table debates, the RLA is involved throughout and tickets for visitors are FREE…
Landlord & Letting show returns to London Barbican! Read More »
The RLA welcomes some changes contained with the Government’s new amendments to the Deregulation Bill on Retaliatory Evictions (numbers 46A – 46J)….
RLA statement on Government Amendment to Deregulation Bill Read More »
On 25th & 26th February 2015, the Landlord & Letting show returns to London Barbican and the RLA will be out in full force. A slightly different set-up this year sees some seminars replaced with ‘husking’ style round-table debates, the RLA is involved throughout and tickets for visitors are FREE.
Landlord & Letting show returns to London Barbican! Read More »
An amendment to the Deregulation Bill on retaliatory evictions would put an impossible burden on councils and be ineffective in practice, claims the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). Landlords are criticising the amendment, which follows the content of Sarah Teather MP’s Bill, defeated last November…
Retaliatory Evictions proposals return under Deregulation Bill Read More »
The Landlord Advice Team (LAT) is back with their second in a series of expertly written articles from the RLA member magazine: the Residential Property Investor (RPI). This time, rent arrears are considered. A tenant falling behind on rent is one of the trickiest problems, says the RLA’s busy advice team. Further to our previous […]
LAT: Dealing with Rent Arrears Read More »
Private properties and landlords requiring licences is becoming so common place that it would be easy to assume a national mandate had been written. However, this is not the case and Manchester City Council has learnt from previous schemes that licensing does not work. The Council is considering more targeted action for better results…
Manchester City Council consider alternatives to licensing Read More »
Three out of five landlords would leave, or consider leaving, the private rented market if rent controls were introduced. New figures also reveal that the majority of landlords plan to freeze their rents in 2015.
Fears that landlords will leave the market if rent controls are introduced Read More »
The RLA is hearing of more and more problems surrounding the Department of Work and Pension’s handling of Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA) applications.
Universal Credit – Alternative Payment Arrangements Failing Landlords Read More »
The RLA is concerned that sanctions imposed on Job Seeker Allowance (JSA) and Employment Support Allowance (ESA) claimants are unfairly leaving PRS landlords with mounting rent arrears.
Benefit Sanctions Wrongly Leaving Landlords with Mounting Rent Arrears Read More »
